**Mine Safety Engineer**
**Location: Hammerfest Municipality (Kvalsund), Finnmark, Norway**
**Company: Blue Moon Metals Inc. (Nussir ASA)**
**Mine Type: Underground Copper Mine**
**Project Status: Early-stage Construction moving to Operations**
**Position Overview**
We are looking for a
**Mine Safety Engineer**
, for the Nussir Project. The project is currently advancing through full-scale underground construction and preparing to move into the operations phase in late 2027.
In this dual-phase role, you will initially oversee safety during underground construction
**, including**
**horizontal and vertical development**
. As the project transitions, you will establish, scale, and manage the day-to-day operational safety systems for a long-life, underground asset.
**Key Responsibilities**
**Construction Phase Execution (Immediate focus)**
- Contractor Safety Management: Partner with and audit major engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors having deliveries underground to ensure alignment with corporate and local safety cultures.
- Excavation & Structural Oversight: Support mining team, including contractors, in performing structural and ground control safety assessments along the growing decline, conveyor tunnels, and silo tunnel networks.
- Commissioning Risk Analysis: Lead Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews (PHSR) and risk assessments for the installation and no-load commissioning of fixed and semi fixed machinery (mobile/semimobile crushers, conveyor belts, main pumping station installation and other).
**Operational Phase Strategy (Long-term focus)**
- Underground Systems Management: Design, calibrate, and monitor critical safety systems including mine ventilation shafts, toxic gas detection arrays, blast clearances, and autonomous/collision warning equipment.
- Regulatory Compliance: Interpret and ensure strict adherence to Norwegian mineral and labor laws under the Norwegian Directorate of Mines (Direktoratet for mineralforvaltning) and Arbeidstilsynet (Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority).
- Culture & Training: Ensure, and support development and delivery of customized safety training programs for both underground production crews and surface maintenance teams to foster an incident-free mindset.
- Emergency Preparedness: Author, test, and adapt the underground emergency response plan, mine rescue protocols, and evacuation drill strategies.
- Incident Management: Lead all incident and near-miss root cause investigations, mapping corrective action pathways to ensure zero repetition.
**Qualifications & Requirements**
**Education & Experience**
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, or Occupational Health & Safety.
- Experience: Minimum of 5–8 years of experience in heavy industrial environments, with at least 3 years directly focused on underground mine operations or underground civil tunneling.
- Phase Exposure: Proven experience navigating the transition of an industrial asset from heavy construction/handover through to steady-state operations is highly valued.
**Technical & Regulatory Competencies**
- Local Legislation: Solid familiarity with Norwegian health and safety regulations (Arbeidsmiljøloven) and Nordic mining practices is highly advantageous.
- Industry Standards: Deep understanding of international machinery safety standards and risk management methodologies (e.g., ISO 45001, IEC 61508).
- Languages: Business-level fluency in English is mandatory; professional competency in Norwegian or in Swedish is a distinct advantage for local contractor coordination.
**Personal Attributes**
- Strong leadership capability with the emotional intelligence to manage safety cultures across diverse multicultural contractor teams.
- Exceptional communication skills, capable of transparently conveying safety data to both executive management and on-site laborers.
**Pay Range And Compensation Package**
Compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.
**Equal Opportunity Statement**
We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
